European diplomat sees no sign of Iran altering nuclear goals

Western powers' strong new sanctions on Iran have so far failed to push Tehran's leaders toward compromise on their disputed nuclear...

Iranian lawyer committed to winning U.S. hikers' freedom

For a man preparing to go up against his own government in a case with international repercussions, Masoud Shafii doesn't look...

Ahmadinejad says food, fuel subsidies will be slashed

As security forces swarmed Tehran on Saturday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepared his country in a live television interview for...

Iran, Saudi Arabia expected to join new U.N. agency on women

Iran and Saudi Arabia, which have been criticized for their records on women's rights, are on track to join the board of a new U.N. agency...

Iran's supreme leader demands support of clerics

Iran's supreme leader wrapped up an unprecedented 10-day visit to the Iranian seminary city of Qom on Friday that was widely seen as an...

Iran agrees to new nuclear talks

For the first time in more than a year, Iran has agreed to talks with world powers over its nuclear program.

Iran begins fueling nuclear reactor

Iran on Tuesday began loading nuclear fuel rods into the core of its first nuclear power plant, bringing the facility a step closer to...

Afghan president confirms large cash payments by Iranian officials

Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged Monday that his office regularly received large cash sums from Iranian officials but said there...

Iran sidesteps trade sanctions with help from Chinese firms

Iranian officials say international sanctions haven't kept them from continuing to do business with much of the world. At the Tehran...

Iran's supreme leader calls for 'speedy formation' of new Iraqi government

Iran's supreme leader urged the "speedy formation" of a new Iraqi government at a meeting Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, who...

O.C. Iranian American released from prison in Iran

An Orange County Iranian American businessman was released from prison Saturday after 30 months behind bars, family members have confirmed.

Ahmadinejad speaks in rebuilt Lebanese town near Israel

Iran's controversial president on Thursday traveled to within a few miles of his nation's archrival Israel and delivered a pointed if...

Iran's Ahmadinejad draws large crowds, wary officials in Lebanon

Iranian and Lebanese officials tried hard Wednesday to depict President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit as a run-of-the-mill diplomatic affair.

12 reportedly killed in explosion at Iran base

An explosion at a munitions depot at a Revolutionary Guard base in southwestern Iran on Tuesday killed at least 12 people, an Iranian news...

Lebanon, neighbors brace for Ahmadinejad visit

From dozens of giant billboards mounted on overpasses and hundreds of smaller placards along highways near the Israeli border, Iranian...

Iran acknowledges Western spies got inside its nuclear program

Iran's atomic energy chief has acknowledged that Western spies had infiltrated the country's nuclear program, but he said that Iranian...

Iran says computer virus not to blame for delay in launching nuclear power plant

Iran's atomic energy chief said that a delay in the launch of the nation's first nuclear power plant was not caused by a powerful computer...

Iran, Egypt to resume direct flights after 31-year freeze

Iran and Egypt, two countries that long have been openly hostile to each other, made a surprise agreement Sunday to resume direct flights...

Syrian leader visits Iran to discuss regional issues

Syria's president paid a one-day visit to Iran on Saturday to discuss "the exceptional ties" between the two countries, but the meeting came...

Iranian officials call latest U.S. sanctions 'desperate'

Iranian officials said Friday that the Obama administration's decision to sanction eight high-ranking security officials for human rights...